Red Velvet cake is my all time favorite cake. For those of you who are not familiar with it, red velvet cake is a bright red, or brown-red, cake topped and layered with cream cheese icing. It is made with buttermilk, butter, cocoa, flour and beetroot or red food coloring.
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Red velvet cake is more than a cake, it is a legend. As told in The Vanishing Hitchhiker by Jan Brunvand, the legend goes like this: "Our friend, Dean Blair, got on a bus in San Jose one morning and shortly after, a lady got on the bus and started passing out these 3 x 5 cards with the recipe for “Red Velvet Cake.” She said she had recently been in New York and had dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria and had this cake. After she returned to San Jose, she wrote to the hotel asking for the name of the chef who had originated the cake, and if she could have the recipe.
Subsequently she received the recipe in the mail along with a bill for something like $350 from the chef. She took the matter to her attorney, and he advised her that she would have to pay it because she had not inquired beforehand if there would be a charge for the service, and if so, how much it would be. Consequently, she apparently thought this would be a good way to get even with the chef."
There are many variations of this story, and as a result, the red velvet cake is also known as Waldorf-Astoria Cake, $100 Cake, $200 Cake etc. It is believed that the cake was originally served at the Waldorf Astoria in the 1920s. In any case, red velvet cake is a very rich and delicious cake.
There are many variations of this story, and as a result, the red velvet cake is also known as Waldorf-Astoria Cake, $100 Cake, $200 Cake etc. It is believed that the cake was originally served at the Waldorf Astoria in the 1920s. In any case, red velvet cake is a very rich and delicious cake.
I was really excited when I found out there are e-liquid versions of Red Velvet Cake out there. I was able to get a bottle from Bootleg Vapors. I let it steep until the clear liquid took on a yellowish tone. I have to say, it is an interesting flavor. My first impression was that it truly tastes like cake. I get the cocoa undertones but most all get "cake" and cream cheese when I inhale. It's not the same as eating a moist piece of red velvet cake, but as far as flavor goes, it's pretty accurate.
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